David Peterson has served as Guidewire's Chief Accounting Officer since May 2020 and as principal accounting officer since July 2025. He previously served as the company's Corporate Controller from July 2018 to May 2020.
Before joining Guidewire, Mr. Peterson served as a consulting external chief financial officer to various companies from November 2016 to June 2018, and served as Chief Financial Officer of Keynote Systems, Inc., a marketing software company, from January 2014 to October 2015, and as its Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller from July 2009 to December 2013. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance positions at various software and semiconductor companies and spent nine years in public accounting.
Mr. Peterson holds a B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.